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Tanya Jennings
New Hyde Park, NY

Tanya’s Plus One is her sister, Lisa.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Week

Every time this week, when a contestant reaches round 2, the show will donate $10K to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals charity.
At the end of the week, a celebrity will play and all of his winnings will go to the charity.

Question 1 – While it was praised by health organizations, CVS estimates that its recent decision to stop selling what kind of products will cost it $2 billion in revenue?
A. Tobacco
B. Beauty
C. Household
D. Overpriced

Spoiler

A. Tobacco
$25K
Bank - $25K

Question 2 – When an animal thought to have been extinct for many years suddenly reappears, it’s often referred to using what Biblically-inspired term?
A. Judas species
B. Job species
C. Herod species
D. Lazarus species

Spoiler

D. Lazarus species
$5K
Bank - $30K

Question 3 – Calling itself “the bible for young women” and boasting 61 international editions, what magazine’s tagline is “Fun Fearless Female”?
A. The Economist
B. National Geographic
C. Motor Trend
D. Cosmopolitan

Spoiler

D. Cosmopolitan
$2K
Bank - $32K

Question 4 – Though many would say she doesn’t look a day over 20, the Barbie doll celebrated what birthday in 2014?
A. 35th
B. 55th
C. 75th
D. 85th

JTQ

Spoiler

B. 55th
$15K
Bank - $32K

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Question 5 – On what short-lived 2014 reality show did 12 unsuspecting women chase after a redheaded actor impersonating “Britain’s most eligible bachelor”?
A. I’m Gonna Wed “Ted”
B. “Mitch” Is Getting Hitched
C. I Wanna Marry “Harry”
D. “Scott” Ties the Knot

Spoiler

C. I Wanna Marry Harry
$1K
Bank - $33K

Question 6 – To the dismay of “Bloodsport” fans, Roadtrippers.com confirms that what California state park is “definitely not named after Jean-Claude”?
A. Lundgren State Park
B. Van Damme State Park
C. Segal State Park
D. Schwarzenegger State Park

Spoiler

B. Van Damme State Park
$7K
Bank - $40K

Question 7 – In April 2014, a “60 Minutes” report by Lesley Stahl revealed that the U.S. government still uses floppy disks to help do what?
A. Flag tax returns for audits
B. Relay nuclear launch codes
C. Write Social Security checks
D. Put out FBI alerts

ATA

ATA results

24% A. Flag tax returns for audits
37% B. Relay nuclear launch codes
24% C. Write Social Security checks
15% D. Put out FBI alerts

+1
Lisa thinks it’s

Spoiler

relay nuclear launch codes, because nobody is going to go after a floppy disk.

Spoiler

B. Relay nuclear launch codes
$100
Bank - $40,100

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Question 8 – The area known as the “contiguous United States” refers to a group of how many states?
A. 3
B. 13
C. 25
D. 48

Spoiler

D. 48
$500
Bank - $40,600

Question 9 – Helping to conserve massive amounts of fresh water, over 80% of households I Hong Kong use sea water in their what?
A. Dishwashers
B. Tea kettles
C. Showers
D. Toilets

Tanaya wants to say

Spoiler

showers

Terry, unsuccessfully, tries to talk her into walking.

Spoiler

D. Toilets
Tanya leaves with $1K

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I really liked this contestant and was very disappointed with her outcome.

Question 9 – Helping to conserve massive amounts of fresh water, over 80% of households I Hong Kong use sea water in their what?
A. Dishwashers
B. Tea kettles
C. Showers
D. Toilets

Tanaya wants to say

Spoiler

showers

Terry, unsuccessfully, tries to talk her into walking.

Spoiler

D. Toilets
Tanya leaves with $1K

Toilets use the most water in a household. She disregarded it along with tea kettle right off.

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SportsFan68 wrote:I really liked this contestant and was very disappointed with her outcome.

Terry did his best to disobey the host's Prime Directive, but she still ignored his hints.

Q4: I nailed this one because I was not only alive but a 9-or-so-year-old girl when Barbie was foisted upon the world. My mom's attitude to a doll for which you would have to buy outfits that cost as much, in those days, as some people-clothes was "no way".


Q7: I strongly suspected it was nuke codes. In fact I may have read this somewhere. But don't trust self & JTQ


Q9: I have been in too many businesses that are trying to conserve water, they say, by having 2 choices of force of flush. 1 using less water. Unfortunately, usually the "liquids flush" doesn't exactly do the job of getting toilet paper down as well. I have friends that have composting toilets that use no water. Better idea. And of course whenever my landlord tells me the water bill has gone way up & they're going to raise my rent, its a neighbor's perpetually running toilet that is to blame (but I have to share the cost anyway). At any rate, no one really wants to shower or wash their dishes in (though it wouldn't hurt for the dishes!) or drink tea made of salt water. Toilets? Go for it.


Contestant saying she'd worked for a plumbing co & learned that "toilets use very little water" made me sad, both in that she lost & in that she bought that contractor's Kool-Aid.

SportsFan68 wrote: Toilets use the most water in a household. She disregarded it along with tea kettle right off.

It depends on how often you flush, and how often and how long you shower. A 10 minute shower is usually 20 to 25 gallons. Eight flushes a day (I don't know if that's high or low for most people) would be about 13 gallons. Here are some government estimates:
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-home-percapita.html

It seems kind of inefficient to have two separate plumbing systems in a single house, one for potable water and one for sea water. And there would have to be parallel citywide infrastructure systems for each.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote: Tanya Jennings
New Hyde Park, NY

Tanya’s Plus One is her sister, Lisa.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Week

Every time this week, when a contestant reaches round 2, the show will donate $10K to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals charity. At the end of the week, a celebrity will play and all of his winnings will go to the charity.

Already revealed to be Bill Engwald

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Question 9 – Helping to conserve massive amounts of fresh water, over 80% of households I Hong Kong use sea water in their what?
A. Dishwashers
B. Tea kettles
C. Showers
D. Toilets

Tanaya wants to say

Spoiler

showers

Terry, unsuccessfully, tries to talk her into walking.

Spoiler

D. Toilets
Tanya leaves with $1K

Nihil obstat®.

I have two friends from church who have invented a method for capturing shower water and using it to flush toilets. Unfortunately most states' health codes prevent this from being done. Nonetheless they have sold quite a few in the southwest.

not just floppy disks 8 inch floppy disks like my Radio Shack Model II

TheConfessor wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote: Toilets use the most water in a household. She disregarded it along with tea kettle right off.

It depends on how often you flush, and how often and how long you shower. A 10 minute shower is usually 20 to 25 gallons. Eight flushes a day (I don't know if that's high or low for most people) would be about 13 gallons. Here are some government estimates:
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-home-percapita.html

It seems kind of inefficient to have two separate plumbing systems in a single house, one for potable water and one for sea water. And there would have to be parallel citywide infrastructure systems for each.

And that is why most Colorado homeowners water their lawns and gardens with pricey treated water. It would cost a fortune to install a second system. My lawn's actually being watered right now by a light rain, but that's increasingly rare in these drought-plagued times.

I tried to google a list of Colorado towns with dual systems but couldn't come up with one. I think Evans has the right idea:

A. Mandatory construction of non-potable/dual water systems for irrigation. Commencing upon the adoption of the ordinance codified herein, all new residential development within those areas of the Urban Growth Boundary of the City, designated by the City Council as suitable for the construction of non-potable/dual water systems, shall be required, as part of any subdivision process, to construct a non-potable/dual water system for irrigation of all residential lots and common areas within the subdivision. Likewise, proponents of all new residential development shall provide for adequate non-potable water rights dedication in amounts sufficient in both quantities and quality to operate said system so the system will provide an assured and sufficient amount of water to adequately irrigate all residential lots and common areas.

SportsFan68 wrote:

TheConfessor wrote:

SportsFan68 wrote: Toilets use the most water in a household. She disregarded it along with tea kettle right off.

It depends on how often you flush, and how often and how long you shower. A 10 minute shower is usually 20 to 25 gallons. Eight flushes a day (I don't know if that's high or low for most people) would be about 13 gallons. Here are some government estimates:
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/qa-home-percapita.html

It seems kind of inefficient to have two separate plumbing systems in a single house, one for potable water and one for sea water. And there would have to be parallel citywide infrastructure systems for each.

And that is why most Colorado homeowners water their lawns and gardens with pricey treated water. It would cost a fortune to install a second system. My lawn's actually being watered right now by a light rain, but that's increasingly rare in these drought-plagued times.

I tried to google a list of Colorado towns with dual systems but couldn't come up with one. I think Evans has the right idea:

A. Mandatory construction of non-potable/dual water systems for irrigation. Commencing upon the adoption of the ordinance codified herein, all new residential development within those areas of the Urban Growth Boundary of the City, designated by the City Council as suitable for the construction of non-potable/dual water systems, shall be required, as part of any subdivision process, to construct a non-potable/dual water system for irrigation of all residential lots and common areas within the subdivision. Likewise, proponents of all new residential development shall provide for adequate non-potable water rights dedication in amounts sufficient in both quantities and quality to operate said system so the system will provide an assured and sufficient amount of water to adequately irrigate all residential lots and common areas.

It would be so much easier to just quit having lawns. That's probably where 80% of the water goes around here.